Record year in offshore wind at Van Oord

Installation and vessels specialist Van Oord reported revenue of €1.88 billion in its 2018 results, a 22% increase year-on-year, with its offshore wind branch boosting the books with record earnings.

by David Weston 26 March 2019

Van Oord's offshore wind business posted a record year

Group net profit also grew 18% to €92 million, while Ebita was up 5.5% to €306 million.

Van Oord said the growth was due mainly to activities in the offshore wind sector. Its offshore wind arm saw revenue increase by 75% from €403 million to a record €706 million.

This included carrying out work at the 269MW Deutsche Bucht, 370MW Norther, 714MW East Anglia One and 731.5MW Borssele III/IV projects.

Van Oord also wind installation firm MPI Offshore.

In a year the company celebrated its 150th anniversary, it saw its order book also grow from €3.39 billion to €3.68 billion, which includes the deal to and the contract to install cables at the Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind site.

"We saw a recovery in revenue and profit level in 2018, after ," said Van Oord CEO Pieter van Oord.